In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
overstrung
(adjective) too tightly strung; “an overstrung archery bow”
edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, restive, uptight
(adjective) being in a tense state
Source: WordNet® 3.1
overstrung (comparative more overstrung, superlative most overstrung)
Excessively tense or nervous
Strung too tightly
Source: Wiktionary
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.